The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-04
v1rbEH's WISHES REsPEcTED.
The Free Library To Be Established
Regardless of Amy Litigation.

The Free Library To Be Established
Regardless OF Amy Litigation.
II Is now authoritatively announced.
in behalf Of the heirs Of Samuel j.
Iildsn who have begun the suit in
equity for the purpose of invalidating
tre clause in Mr.. Tilden's will creating
the free library trust $50 called) that
even II the courts should decide that
the attempt to create the trust was
void and of no effect whatever, they
will fully and faithfully carry out Mr..
Tilden's intentions and give to this
city the largest and best free library in
the world.
A gentleman who holds the most
confidential relations TO Mrs. Pelton
and the children of Henry Tilden,
Samuel j. Tilden's brother, said yester.
day; If people think that Mrs.
Pelton and the other heirs have the
slightest desire to prevent the establish
ment of free public library rs intend
ed by Mr.. Tildsn then they totally mis-
conceive their purposes. They simply
wish to get for themselves fair share
Of Mr.. Tildens property such as he
had always led them to believe they
should have. Mrs. Pelton now has
the income Of 800, 900, and each Of the
children Of Henry Tildcn now has the
income Of $75, 600, small amount and
by 40 means in accordance with tho
surroundings which they enjoyed du-
ring Samuel J. Tlden's life. The an
nual income Of s75, is only 81, $50;
they had been brought up by Mr.. Til
den to spend much more. BY the re-
quest of Samuel j. Tilden his nephews
assumed an indebtedness created by
the business Of the chemical works at
New Lebanon, which he promised to
take Off their hands and pay himself,
He never did; very likely on account OF
his invincible propensity to delay. 1t
now amounts to about $4,000 600, and
the Tilden boys are staggering under
the load. These things are not right,
and the heirs feel that rectiiication
should be made.
"The property available for the free
library, under the trust, Is about Sl5, =
100000. There is no need of such an
amount. John Jacob Aston gave $780,
900 10 establish the Astor library. Let
81 900, 600 apiece be given to Mrs. Pelton
and the Tilden children, and there
would still be SO, 000 600 left for the IL
brary. No library in the world has
anything like such an endowment.
What are the prospects Of a COM
promseP" was asked.
Il cannot tell you to-day, But Twill
say this: Since the trustees have learn
ed that the heirs do not desire to defeat
Mr. Tilden's wish to establish great,
free public library they are much more
inclined to do the fair thing than ever
before. Messrs. Carter and Ledyard.
their lawyers, have until February to
put in their answer TO the complaint.
After that the testimony must be taken
or case be made up on paper by
agreement, so that some time must
elapse before things will be ready for
argument at the shortest. Before then
you may expect TO hear that an equita-
BILE arrangement has been made with
the heirs. If none should be made and
the courts should declare the trust to be
invalid, of course all the property will
be divided pro rata among the six heirs.
In that event they will relinquish mil
lions, enough to freely carry out Sam
uel j. Tilden's grand and benevolent
intentions in regard to the library. "
NeU York Times.